Clay County vs. Jackson County

	Clay County (MO)	Jackson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	246,365	700,307
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.0%	3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	221,943	674,134
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	221,939	674,158
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.6%
White alone, percent	86.7%	70.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	9.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.7%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,784	41,562
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	98,926	326,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.1%	58.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,700	$139,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,417	$1,314
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$537	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$919	$881
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.0%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	466	3,564
Households, 2014-2018	90,285	282,653
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.9%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.7%	30.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.9%	66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	756,416	1,648,957
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,393,096	6,169,931
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,645,354	10,193,451
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,129,606	10,325,842
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,862,101	9,164,909
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,971	$13,530
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,367	$52,805
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,342	$30,237
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,142	17,970
Total employment, 2017	104,822	342,869
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,507,210	17,680,969
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	15,814	46,235
All firms, 2012	17,834	56,661
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,132	29,247
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,248	19,935
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,043	11,727
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,983	42,499
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,852	5,200
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,639	47,872
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	10.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	558.6	1,115.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	397.30	604.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (MO) and Jackson county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.